Cassandra Varanka
Director of Legislative Affairs, Government Relations
NTI Congressional Leadership Project
Educating key Hill staff on nuclear and biological threats and opportunities
Challenge
An increasingly complex security environment, combined with promising but potentially dangerous emerging technologies, requires new and sophisticated policy solutions.
Action
Engage U.S. legislative branch officials in bipartisan, bicameral discussion on key threats and opportunities in the nuclear and biological spaces.
Results
Legislative branch policymaking informed by deeper understanding of complex issues with global security implications; key staff networked to each other and to subject-matter experts across parties and chambers.
Details
Project Staff
Congress plays a crucial role in all areas of U.S. foreign and national security policy. The breadth and pace of issues before the legislative branch can limit opportunities to explore and develop expertise on globally significant nuclear and biological threats and opportunities.
This project offers curated, non-partisan conversations with leading experts, giving Hill staff an opportunity to explore new or little-understood subjects in dialogue across political parties and chambers.
Inquiries regarding this program should be directed to NTI’s Government Relations team at to [email protected] with subject line “Congressional Leadership Project.”